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I've seen plenty of working line GSD advertised with similar wording.

Well done amypie!

Well done!

Not quite an AD title (It is a NAC - Novice Agility Certificate - through ADAC. I don't yet have any ANKC agility quallies, only jumping so far! Hope to change that next month though ;) )

We had an awesome ADAC trial today! First run of the morning - fast and focused (and a bit feral ) - quallie, 1st place and TITLE in Novice Agility :rolleyes: Open Jumping was a bit of a mess though - tricky course, I lost him to off course tunnels and jumps (thinking about the course too much, not looking at the dog enough!).

Why do you need one? From experience, teaching them to chase or focus on light beams (if that is what you mean) is not a good idea as they can become obsessed with them and start looking for and chasing light, light reflections and shadows. Target sticks are a better thing for targeting.

I agree. It would be great if people were more informed about the triathlon that is Schutzhund and the dedication that is involved in the training.

PICSI is in Parramatta

Whereabouts are you corvus? You could always come do agility at PICSI I would love to meet Eric. I can promise that you may meet a couple of good agility Corgis as well as Kelpies and BCs

Rather see a fit, healthy, happy working bred dog doing dogsports than seeing them locked in a backyard bored out of their brains. Agree! Anything that gets people out there doing stuff with their dogs! Would like to see Schutzhund and Rally-O get some recognition.

Love the running bundles of fluff

My female also developed aggression towards other dogs after desexing. Although hers was earlier - around 6 months - lots of changes around that age so not sure how much desexing had to do with it.

Belgian Shepherd

Border Collie

I tend to agree, I think it's something that naturally comes with domesticated dogs and I wouldn't want to get rid of it either. I do think we can train a dog to look to us for certain things, as some dogs are less inclined to do this than others (i.e. more independent breeds who are less driven to work for/with you). I also agree. In regards to problem solving in domestic dogs - I think it is (like everything) a combination of nature/nurture. Some dogs are more likely to try things and others are happy to let the world happen to them. But some of this has to do with training. Lots of suppressioin work/traditional obedience work will make dogs less likely to try new things, and shaping encourages trying new things. I am teaching my dogs to walk backwards, purely shaping the behaviour in a narrow corridor I made against a fence. Kaos picked it up almost right away, in the first session (though I may have started teaching this to him a long time ago, but certainly haven't done work on it in years). He is drivey and I have done a lot of shaping with him, he is happy to offer behaviours. Zoe and Diesel haven't yet figured out what I want. They both want to offer either targeting behaviours or a drop. Zoe is drivey but I only started shaping with her later in her life and she is not as good at offering behaviours at the beginning. She is great once she figures out what you want though. Diesel has less drive and is also less inclined to try things in general, temperamentally different to the others. He also wants to give me a close front when I try this - shows what I practice the most with him

Good luck

http://www.cleanrun.com LOTS of toys there - plenty with real fur!

I'm pretty sure the yearly heartworm injection is the same price as monthly heartworm prevention - they did it that way on purpose :rolleyes: I use Heartgard with my guys - but not any ivermectin sensitives in my lot.

I guess that I first began learning to train dogs in the 70's and if you didn't do what the trainer told you to do, they would scream and yell and tell you to bugger off and don't come back to training if won't listen and do as you were told Some of those old school trainers were mongrels and stressful to train under, but they were good and always had competition level dogs of their own to demonstrate their skills. We wanted what they knew and would hang on every word they said.........geez, you wouldn't dare argue with the trainer back then You know, people have a lot of choice about where to train their dog these days. I doubt many clients would hang around if the instructors scream and yell and tell you to bugger off and not come back if you won't listen Training is about communication afterall Plus, dog training is meant to be FUN!

Since it is not an ANKC sanctioned sport, of course it will not be there

Our most recent was at an ADAA trial - we did our first team event - a 3 dog relay. We entered a team at the last minute made up of 3 fairly green dogs. We had no expectations, just a bit of fun and an extra run. Not only did our team run clear but we got first place against more experienced teams!

That was great focus huski! Well done!

Well done to the both of you

What made you choose Border Collie? They are a very active breed, arguably the most intelligent dog breed, need plenty of mental and physical stimulation, shed and are not quiet. ETA: They are one of the most popular choices for people competing in obedience, agility, flyball and dog dancing for this reason. If you are really interested in one of the high energy intelligent breeds, have you looked into doing a sport with your dog? Lots of fun for you too! What people have suggested is possibly the Rough or Smooth Collie if you like the Collies.

For the fence - I think it is best if the dog cannot see through the fence - they are less likely to bark at things that way. If you can't change it from chain link, I would put up a screen or a fence inside the chain one. There was a thread a little while ago about ways to do this. I would go around 6 ft high for fences as some of those breeds could get over a shorter fence.